A Tile Patch For the Green Patch

So the mosaic making has begun

and to get a bit of practice we have been

making very simple, geometric squares.

If you would like to make a tile patch

for the Green Patch then Carole will

be in or near The Mollie on Tues 18th or 

Thurs 20th between 1.00pm and 3.00pm

Let us know if you'll be joining us!

Here is lovely local resident Sue modelling our

View From Here information card.

If you would like to see the patches so far follow the link

https://www.flickr.com/photos/backtobooks/sets/72157646869598023/

November on the Green Patch

Artist and View From Here Project Coordinator 

Carole Miles has been opening the doors of 

The Mollie, welcoming guests 

and exploring the changes on 

The Green Patch 

The weather can alter moment by moment

with a gust of wind

or a banking of cloud

colours settle

  shift

get caught between the branches of trees.

   There are late flowers in the Bee Garden 

and strange shapes captivate the eye.

There are moments of glorious colour,

the promise of soup and celebration

and seed heads awaiting hungry birds.

The volunteers are hard at work in the 

poly tunnels and raised beds, 

making the Green Patch ready 

for new sowings and growing.

You can see the full Flickr set here

Ihttps://www.flickr.com/photos/backtobooks/sets/72157649200377955/

Meeting and Making 2

Artist Phiona Richards has a keen eye for unusual origami makes and a keen interest in birds, she thought that it would be a good idea to see if our lovely, local View From Here community would like to take part in "Fold the Flock - The Passenger Pidgeon Origami Project" 

2014 marks the centennial anniversary of the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon. To help remember the Passenger Pigeon, Fold The Flock are folding origami pigeons to recreate the great flocks of 100 years ago. Fold the Flock is an initiative of The Lost Bird Project. 

Phiona downloaded and printed the bird template 

and we began to build our own flock 

We invited makers to choose a 

spot to photograph their bird.

Phiona thought they might like to 

visit the Green Patch chickens!

We would love members of the community in Margaret Rd, Cora Rd, Doris Rd, Edith Rd, Judith Rd, Dorothy Rd, Jean Rd, Stamford Rd, Gorse Rd, Lime Rd, Ivy Rd, Centre Parade, Heather Rd, Aster Rd, Almond Rd, Dahlia Rd, Weekly Glebe Rd to fold a bird and join the flock. The template can be downloaded here but we also have some to share so why not come down to The Green Patch this Thursday afternoon between 2.00pm and 3.00pm for some crafty folding and a cuppa!

Meeting and Making Part 1

It was a gorgeous sunny afternoon and the Green Patch were having a picnic with a bit of a Halloween theme!

Our artists, Carole Miles and Phiona Richards took the opportunity to do some meeting and making for our View From Here project.

There were paper linch bags and insect stamps

for people to make their own Halloween Goody Bag

Nigel proudly displays his bag

Matthew made a bag for each of his brothers before setting off home for some spine tingling fun!

Each bag also contained one of our lovely Make, Do, Mend cards inviting the community from

Margaret Rd, Cora Rd, Doris Rd, Edith Rd, Judith Rd, Dorothy Rd, Jean Rd, Stamford Rd, Gorse Rd

Lime Rd, Ivy Rd, Centre Parade, Heather Rd, Aster Rd, Almond Rd, Dahlia Rd, Weekly Glebe Rd to join in the project. There will be further opportunities for making, doing and mending, along with talking and exploring so if you'd like to join in, watch this Blog or contact us to arrange a cuppa and a chat!

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Exploring Desborough With Miles and Dacombe

We joined Miles and Dacombe for a fascinating walk around Desborough

you can follow their walking creative projects here

Printmaking on The Green Patch

Our Green Shoots View From Here artists have been making prints with Carole Miles, learning how to make simple, graphic images from observed items from the Green Patch.

Basket full of eggs collected from the chickens

Jack o' Lantern

Pumpkin

You can view all the prints here

Drawing With Nature

Some of the Green Shoots View From Here group 

experimented with leaves and plants 

from The Green patch and made 

these stunning table top collages!

Here's a link to a lovely Nigel Slater recipe for a delicious autumn soup starring chard.